Rating: PG13
Genre:
Thriller
Theatrical Release: 01/12/2001(USA)
Release Date: 12/26/2001
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 108 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: MGM
Just how far should one man go to stay ahead of his competition? Milo Hoffmann (
Ryan Phillippe) is a young and gifted computer software designer who with his close friend Teddy is about to launch a high-tech start-up firm based on Milo's inventive ideas in convergence, in which he's helping to create new ways for different forms of digital technology to work in harmony. However, before Milo and Teddy can get their company off the ground, Milo receives a very tempting offer from Gary Winston (
Tim Robbins), a trailblazing genius in the digital world who has turned his company N.U.R.V. (which stands for "Never Underestimate Radical Vision") into one of the richest and most powerful computer firms on Earth. While Milo is sympathetic to Teddy's beliefs that computer technology should belong to the people and that open source software is the most promising future lies, Winston has long been Milo's role model in design and research, and Milo feels Winston's offer is too good to pass up. Milo and his girlfriend Alice Poulson (
Claire Forlani) move out to Silicon Valley, and at first Milo thrives on the challenges of his new position, and develops a close working relationship with fellow designer Lisa Calighan (
Rachael Leigh Cook). But Milo underestimates the ruthlessness of the leading-edge software industry, and he soon learns there's a sinister undercurrent to Winston's drive to stay on top.
Antitrust earned rising star
Ryan Phillippe his first million-dollar paycheck after well-regarded roles in
54 and
Cruel Intentions.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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A High-Tech Espionage Drama.
Ryan Phillippe stars as a computer whiz kid, who is hired by the owner (Tim Robbins) of a computer software company, but he later discovers that the company's take-no-prisoners approach to business is a cover-up for something a lot more nefarious involving national security and he could find himself being an unwilling accessory after the fact. Also starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani, Richard Roundtree, Douglas McFerran, Tygh Runyan, David Clennon, Yee Jee Tso, Ned Bellamy, and Nate Dushku.
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